Samuel Palmer and Chagall
Samuel Palmer and Chagall is a poem about art, as it brings to us the paintings of two great artists,
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The Building
‘The Building’ by Philip Larkin is an interesting piece about a mysterious and ambiguous building. Only a little is revealed through the poem.
Love’s Growth
The poem, ‘Love’s Growth’, is an admirable lyric in which Donne examines the true nature of love and finds that
The Apparition
The poem, ‘The Apparition’, by John Donne is one of those lyrics wherein the mood of the poet has been
The Shield of Achilles
‘The Shield of Achilles’ by W.H. Auden presents an episode from Homer’s epic poem “Iliad” innovatively. This poem creates an amalgamation of the classical world with the modern world for depicting the futility of the latter.
A Requiem
When you read Elizabeth’s poetry, you never know what kind of theme you are going to read in her poetry.
To a Friend with a Religious Vocation
The poem, ‘To a Friend with a Religious Vocation’, by Elizabeth Jennings orbits around varied religious convictions the poet discusses
Night Garden of the Asylum
As already discussed in many analyses of Elizabeth Jennings’s poems that if you love and read Elizabeth, then you must
The Descendants
The poem, ‘The Descendants’, by Kamala Das is coloured with nihilism and shows that decadence is irrevocable and there is
The Witnesses
The poet, in the poem, ‘The Witnesses,’ or ‘The Two,’ says that inside a man’s body, there are two vital
Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend
‘Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a fourteen-line poem that conforms to the
The Convicts
The poem, ‘The Convicts’, by Kamala Das deals with the limitations of the life of lust. It is a purely
The Stone Age
In ‘The Stone Age’ by Kamala Das, a frustrated speaker blames her husband for ruining her life by his unappeasable lust. This poem is addressed to the husband in a satirical manner.
Poem in Winter
Elizabeth Jennings’ ‘Poem in Winter’ discusses the beauty and perfection of the snow. It sends a message to the adults who are afraid of snow falling.
This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison
Divided into three verse paragraphs, the poem This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison by S.T. Coleridge is a seventy-six lines poem,
The Love Poem
Duffy’s ‘The Love Poem’ is a collection of verses from other love poems, composed by poets like Shakespeare, Sidney, Donne, Shelley, Barrett and Browning.
Christabel
The poem entitled Christabel consists of two parts. The first part of this poem was composed in 1797, and it
The Diaspora By W.H. Auden
‘The Diaspora’ is one of Auden’s celebrated sonnets. Originally it was part of a longer poem entitled New Year Letter
Sir, No Man’s Enemy (Petition Poem)
The sonnet, ‘Sir, No Man’s Enemy,’ which is also known as the ‘Petition’ poem, by W.H. Auden is addressed to
Fishermen
The poem, Fishermen, by Elizabeth Jennings orbits around two generations of fishermen; the first ones are the aged fishermen, while
Hurrahing in Harvest
The theme of Hurrahing in Harvest is an experience of union with Christ as he is alive and present in
Consider This And In Our Time
The poem, entitled ‘Consider This And In Our Time’ was composed by Auden in March 1930. It first appeared in
Reminiscence
The poem, Reminiscence, by Elizabeth Jennings is about experiencing love in childhood and adulthood. As the very title of the
Chinese Art
Elizabeth Jennings, through her simple diction and sensitive approach, has dealt with many different human emotions and thought in a
At Noon
Elizabeth Jennings is known for her simplicity of diction, her clarity of expression, and her deep insight into human emotions
The Caged Skylark
In the sonnet, The Caged Skylark, Hopkins makes an elaborate comparison between the human spirit and a skylark. There are
A Mental Hospital Sitting-Room
If you love poetry of different poets and have read Elizabeth Jennings then you must be aware that in 1961
Constancy to an Ideal Object
‘Constancy to an Ideal Object’ leaves you to speculate as to which objects are most enjoyable in life. Though in
Good Friday
The poem, Good Friday, was composed in the year of 1862 and had its first publication in a book, named
The Wild Bougainvillea
The poem ‘The Wild Bougainvillea’ by Kamala Das is taken from the volume of poems Summer in Calcutta (1965). It